Recent Discussions

You may remember my message from a couple weeks ago announcing the new IxDA Discussions forum launching on Sept 24th. The time is here and we'll be launching the new site tomorrow. There are a few things to keep in mind during the transition:

1. You will need to setup a new account on the new forum. You can use your Google, Facebook, or Twitter accounts to sign up, or you can create a stand along account on the new forum.

As researchers and
practitioners we help companies and organizations to design easy-to-use, usable,
useful, and pleasurable websites. Sometimes, we seem to be "the
shoemaker's children." We sometimes lack the time to put as much effort in
our own websites as we advise others to do.

There are lots of discussions of the usability of the email clients. But not much about the email itself. For example let's discuss the 'disclaimer'. I understand that some companies have concerns and needs it. But it is not useful in a thread and as a customer I don't need to read this disclaimer everytime. Are there any examples to make it better?

As a UX Designer, I’m constantly reading UX articles,
playing with new tools, watching videos, and looking at amazing
portfolios – I wanted an outlet to share other than social networks.
Lately, I’ve been inspired by other curated daily and weekly emails and
wanted to create one dedicated to user experience design. If you're interested, please sign up:

Fresh off the presses, the newest edition of About Face has arrived. This fourth edition, the most significant revision yet, features a stunning new design and a full color interior. Addressing the many changes in the design landscape since its last publication, this new edition includes interaction methods and strategies for touchscreen phones and tablets, as well as updated chapters for the web and for desktop applications.

I'm currently working on a big project in which we're standing up a client's new website to relaunch their brand. They have initiated a merger with a sister company, as well. So, we're also merging web experiences for these two organizations into one.

I’m excited to announce some upcoming changes and improvements to our online platforms. You’ve already seen new platforms for the Interaction conference and Interaction Awards, and in the coming year we'll be upgrading our online tools for local groups, organization information and communication, and our discussion forum.